#74CEFD#74CEFD
#74CEFD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.109 H 233.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74CEFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 206, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 97%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 54%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.2%, 18.6%, 0%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.01, -14.14, -31.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.01, 34.32, 245.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.31% -0.0655 -0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.31% 0.109 233.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.9968, 54.9433, 101.0379) |
| Luminance | 0.5495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 2.00
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 2.28
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 3.05
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 3.45
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.47
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74CEFD #FDA374
analogous
#74FDE8 #74CEFD #748AFD
triadic
#74CEFD #FD74CE #CEFD74
tetradic
#74CEFD #E874FD #FDA374 #8AFD74
square
#74CEFD #E874FD #FDA374 #8AFD74
split-complementary
#74CEFD #FD748A #FDE874
monochromatic
#03A1F3 #38B9FC #74CEFD #B0E3FE #E1F4FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#74CEFD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#74CEFD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74CEFD
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74CEFD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74CEFD | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7CCFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4BDFC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DBDD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74cefd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 206, 253); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.109 233.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a5ddfe',
500: '#74cefd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74cefd; $custom-light: #a5ddfe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74cefd",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 206,
"b": 253
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.584,
"s": 97.163,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81307,
"c": 0.10898,
"h": 233.1
},
"luminance": 0.54947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74CEFD
secondary
#DA723B
accent
#4F00E6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F7FCFF
border
#D0D5D7
text
#101517
muted
#818485